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==Zeitgeist: The Movie==
==Zeitgeist: The Movie==
''[[Zeitgeist: The Movie]]'' came into existence as a personal project and was shown in New York as a free public awareness expression. After the event was over, the film was released online.
''[[Zeitgeist: The Movie]]'' came into existence as a personal project and was shown in New York as a free public awareness expression. After the event was over, the film was released online with little thought given to a public response. Shortly, the film received over a 100 million views.


==Zeitgeist: Addendum==
==Zeitgeist: Addendum==

Revision as of 01:37, 1 February 2011

Peter Joseph
File:Peter joseph 1.jpg
Peter Joseph interviewed in 2008
Born
Peter Joseph
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter, composer, activist
Years active2007 – present

Peter Joseph is an American non-commercial film director and activist. He wrote, directed, produced, scored the musical track for and narrated two non-commercial, self-produced and freely-distributed documentary films, Zeitgeist, the Movie in 2007 and its sequel, Zeitgeist: Addendum in 2008.[1] He is also the founder of The Zeitgeist Movement. His third film Zeitgeist: Moving Forward was released in January 2011.

Early life

Peter Joseph was born in North Carolina to a middle class family.[2] He has said in interviews that his mother's role as a social worker helped shape his opinion and impressions of American life.[3] He later moved to New York to attend art school.[2] Currently he lives and works in New York City as a freelance film editor/composer/producer for various industries.[2] Due to the controversial content of his films and a desire to keep his day job private, he has not released his full name to the public.

Zeitgeist: The Movie

Zeitgeist: The Movie came into existence as a personal project and was shown in New York as a free public awareness expression. After the event was over, the film was released online with little thought given to a public response. Shortly, the film received over a 100 million views.

Zeitgeist: Addendum

In October 2008, Zeitgeist: Addendum was released as a continuation of the first film, focusing on the core issues relevant to the subject of human corruption while in turn offering a solution. The website reports that it has an average 50,000 daily views, making it approximately 10 million as of August 2009, although it offers no proof to substantiate that claim.[4] This does not include YouTube views and other platforms.

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward

A third film, called Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, was released in theaters January 15, 2011. Some of its topics include human behavior, technology, and rationality. However its main theme centers around the current global economic system and its various repercussions to human civilization and the general health of our planet. It was released in 60 countries, in 31 languages, in 295 cities and 341 venues with sold out crowds in attendance. It has been noted as the largest non-profit independent film release in history.

On January 25th, 2011, it was released online over The Zeitgeist Movement's official YouTube channel, "TZMOfficialChannel", where it is currently available for free feature length viewing. It has since gathered a vast amount of views in a short period of time via the use of social networking websites. It is also available for free download from The Zeitgeist Movement's website, with instructions on how to create DVD copies as a means to further distribute its message.

Activism and The Zeitgeist Movement

Joseph started The Zeitgeist Movement in 2009 towards the end of the second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum. This grassroots movement advocates social awareness and broad social change concepts—the most significant of which is the transition to a modern global society and a Resource based economy from the current monetary-based economy.

During a February 24, 2010 radio address, Joseph said of the Movement; "We are not preaching any type of behavior. We are trying to readjust society in a positive way holistically through technology and science. It’s that simple."[5][6]

Media attention

Joseph was the subject of a New York Times article[7] shortly after the 2009 Zeitgeist Day as well as numerous interviews by radio hosts and independent media journalists.[8]

In early 2010, a free downloadable online interview was made about Joseph by Charles Robinson in which Joseph himself discusses his life experiences.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2879822/
  2. ^ a b c "Zeitgeist the movie general q & a". Zeitgeist the movie general q & a. Retrieved 2009-12-06. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b http://www.whoispeterjoseph.com/
  4. ^ http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/wiki/index.php?title=Peter_Joseph#Zeitgeist:_Addendum
  5. ^ http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=99999&func=view&catid=231&id=236539
  6. ^ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/peter-joseph/2010/02/24/the-zeitgeist-movement-weekly-report-22410-with-pe
  7. ^ Feuer, Alan (2009-03-17). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  8. ^ http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/wiki/index.php?title=TZM:Interviews_Peter_Joseph

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